Coronal Polish Objective:

Students must remove extrinsic stains and plaque from the supragingival surfaces of the teeth without causing trauma to the teeth or gingival tissues

Steps to Coronal Polish Procedure:

1. Seat, bib and clip patient

2. Check health history-allergies, etc

3. Dry teeth with air/water syringe or 2x2 gauze

4. Disclose teeth with cotton swab

5 Rinse and aspirate

6. Begin polishing with rubber cup and prophy paste utilizing prophy angle

7. Start on buccal surface of #1 and continue to tooth #16 Start on lingual of tooth #16 and continue to tooth #1. Start on buccal

surface of #32 and work around to tooth #17. Begin lingual surface of tooth #17 back to tooth #32 Change to bristle brush on

prophy angle and polish occulsal surfaces and difficult stains using pumice.

8. Floss interproximal surfaces with waxed floss to remove remaining plaque

9. Re-disclose patient's teeth, rinse and aspirate

10. Check for missed area, re-polish if necessary

11. Rinse, aspirate, offer mouthwash

12. Review homecare instructions with patient

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Carrington College-Coronal Polish Workbook. Updated March 2010.